A visit to the Williamson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Williamson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williamson Cemetery:
31.4421, -89.6637
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Williamson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Williamson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Williamson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williamson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lowland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lowland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland Cemetery
- Lott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
- Melba Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Melba Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba Cemetery
- Blackburn - Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Broom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Broom Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Broom Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- McLeod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McLeod Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod Cemetery
- Magee - Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Stewart - Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McPhail Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McPhail Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhail Cemetery
- Wilks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wilks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilks Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Wilks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wilks Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilks Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hathorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorn Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Reese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Hawthorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawthorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Bassfield City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Speights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Speights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Raybourn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Raybourn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybourn Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gates Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Hathorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Williamson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williamson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Melba
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Bassfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sumrall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seminary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Goss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Expose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Sanford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Kola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Lux
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Collins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Prentiss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Vale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- West Hattiesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Arbo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Pinebur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Arm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Tilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Williamson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williamson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Columbia
- Hattiesburg
- Petal
- Petal lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Williamson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Williamson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Williamson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691312 (Williamson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691312 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Jefferson Davis
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bassfield
- Location given for Williamson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4421157 Lon: -89.6636839
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williamson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |